Black history is more than a month….🫡🙏🏿✊🏿🤎❤️

At the National Negro Convention held in Buffalo, NY, Henry Highland Garnet (1815-82) a newspaper editor and pastor captured the attendees' attention w/ his address. "An Address to the Slaves of the United States" called for open rebellion. #BHM 📖bit.ly/3Ile2sh 👀

The Memphis (TN) Sanitation Strike took place Feb 12-April 16, 1968. After the deaths of 2 men, the majority black workforce demanded higher wages & safety measures. They received support from national civil rights figures, including MLK & Bayard Rustin. ➡️bit.ly/4kiuOcP

Feb 25: Born enslaved at Mount Vernon (VA), Ona Judge "absconded from the household of the POTUS" in 1796. George Washington never recaptured her. She lived the rest of her life in New Hampshire & died #OTD in 1848. See the runaway ad below.👇🏾#BHM bit.ly/2phmTS3

Feb 26: #OTD in 2012, Trayvon Martin (1995-2012) was killed in Sanford, FL. George Zimmerman, who found the unarmed teen's presence "suspicious" was charged but acquitted of his murder. Martin's death was a catalyst for the #BlackLivesMatter movement. bit.ly/2FPGIqh

March 2: #OTD in 1962, Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999) was the 1st and, so far, only NBA player to score 100 points in a game. Chamberlain's Philadelphia Warriors defeated the NY Knicks 169-147. 📷: As a player for the Harlem Globetrotters, 1958-59. bit.ly/3gkMhik

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion (1945-46) was the only all-black, all-female battalion overseas during WWII. Known as the Six Triple Eight, they were brought in to manage a backlog of an estimated 17 million pieces of mail. Read more: bit.ly/3F1WnXv